Breastfeeding cuts blood pressure risk in women
London: To-be-moms please take note: Mothers who exclusively breastfeed their babies for at leat six months can lower their risk of developing high blood pressure later in life by a quarter, a new study has claimed.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina in the US found that women who gave their babies formula or breastfed for less than three months were almost a quarter more likely to develop blood pressure problems.
The study involving nearly 56,000 women with at least one child concluded that mothers who breastfed for at least six months were less likely to develop hypertension over a 14 year period than those who bottle fed.
The research, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, estimated that up to 12% of high blood pressure cases among women with children could be linked to “suboptimal” breastfeeding.
While the findings do not prove breastfeeding was behind healthier blood pressure, the researchers said it added to evidence that it was good for both mothers and babies. PTI
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